Published: November 09, 2009 10:05 am      

Oklahoma Lake Report

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Here are the conditions at Oklahoma lakes as reported Wednesday, Nov. 4, by the state Department of Wildlife Conservation and lake rangers.

CENTRAL

Draper: Due to pump failure and the lake’s small watershed lake elevation is below normal. Boat access to the lake is poor and a longer walk to bank fish. The main fishing docks are still floating. One boat ramp is barely usable.

Wes Watkins: Nov. 2. Elevation normal. Crappie fair on minnows near the dam. Report submitted by Mike France, game warden stationed in Pottawatomie County.

NORTHEAST

Birch: Nov. 2. Crappie good on minnows and jigs all around the lake. Report submitted by David Clay, game warden stationed in Osage County.

Copan: Nov. 1. Elevation above normal, water clear. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 6 to 8 ft. near submerged structure. Catfish slow on chicken liver and cut shad below the dam. Report submitted by Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.

Eucha: Nov. 4. Elevation 1⁄3 ft. above normal, water 59 degrees and dingy. Largemouth fair on spinnerbaits. White bass fair on rooster tails. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 12 to 14 ft. around brush and structure. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.

Fort Gibson: Nov. 1. Elevation 61⁄2 ft. above normal and falling. Catfish good on juglines on shad, cut shad and hot dog chunks in the creek channels. White bass fair jigging spoons and swim baits in deeper holes. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Report submitted by Rick Stafford in Wagoner.

Hudson: Nov. 3. Elevation 1 ft. above normal. Blue catfish very good on cut shad. Crappie fair to good on minnows and jigs around brush piles. Report submitted by Steve Loveland, game warden stationed in Mayes and Rogers counties.

Hulah: Nov. 1. Elevation above normal, water murky. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 8 to 10 ft. near submerged structure. Catfish fair below the dam on worms and cut shad. Report submitted by Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.

Kaw: Nov. 1. Elevation normal. Blue catfish good on juglines with goldfish and shad at 15 to 25 ft. in Sarge Creek and Washunga Bay areas. Report submitted by Marshall Reigh, game warden stationed in Grant County.

Lower Illinois: Oct. 29. Elevation rising, water 55 degrees and murky. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits at 1 to 2 ft. around coves and weed beds all along the river. Striped bass slow on live bait at 1 to 2 ft. below Gore Landing. Channel catfish excellent on cut bait on bottom all along the river. Trout fair on rooster tails at 1 to 2 ft. and on power bait on bottom. Report submitted by D. Tracy, Town of Gore.

Oologah: Nov. 1. Elevation 5 ft. above normal, water mid 60 degrees and muddy. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 10 to 15 ft. around brush piles. Channel and blue catfish good on livers at 10 to 15 ft. around the north end of the lake. Crappie and white bass fair on jigs below the dam. Report submitted by Brek Henry, game warden stationed in Rogers County.

Skiatook: Oct. 26. Elevation normal, water 50 degrees and clear. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits and spinnerbaits around rocky banks. Crappie good on minnows and pink and white jigs at 10 to 15 ft. around brush. Report submitted by Paul Welch, game warden stationed in Osage County.

Sooner: Nov. 4. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around brush piles. Report submitted by Doug Gottschalk, game warden stationed in Noble County.

Spavinaw: Nov. 4. Elevation 1⁄2 ft. above normal, water 57 degrees and dingy. Largemouth fair on spinnerbaits. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around the dam area. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.

NORTHWEST

Canton: Nov. 1. Elevation 1⁄2 ft. below normal. crappie fair on minnows and jigs near brush piles along the dam and Canadian River area. Channel catfish good on cut bait and stinkbait. Report submitted by Mark Walker, game warden stationed in Blaine County.

Great Salt Plains: The fishery is recovering and anglers are catching walleye and channel catfish.

SOUTHEAST

Arbuckle: Oct. 31. Elevation 3 ft. above normal, water 66 degrees and muddy. Crappie being caught on minnows and jigs off docks. White bass being caught at 20 to 40 ft. along creek channel drop-offs. Bass being caught on spinnerbaits, flukes and rattletraps in the grass. Report submitted by Jack Melton.

Blue River: Nov. 4. Elevation 2 inches above normal, water 55 degrees and slightly murky. Largemouth bass fair on minnows and flies. Catfish fair on liver and worms. Trout fair to good on super dupers, power bait and rooster tails. Report submitted by Charles Baker, technician at the Blue River Fishing and Hunting Area.

Broken Bow: Nov. 1. Largemouth bass good on rapalas at 8 to 10 ft. Walleye being caught on crawdad colored crankbaits and jigs around points and structure in the main body of the lake with the new moon phase. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Eufaula: Nov. 1. Elevation 4 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on plastic baits around rocky areas. White bass good around bridges in the current. Blue catfish good on shad in the shallow flats. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around boat docks baited with brush and standing timber. Report submitted by Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.

Hugo: Nov. 2. Elevation 14 ft. above normal and rising, water muddy. Catfish good below the dam on cut shad, worms and stinkbait. Report submitted by Jay Harvey, game warden stationed in Choctaw County.

Konawa: Nov. 3. Elevation normal, water 57 degrees and clear. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits at 5 to 8 ft. around points. White bass and striped bass hybrids fair on minnows and jigs at 15 ft. in the discharge canal. Report submitted by Daryl Howser, game warden stationed in Seminole County.

McGee Creek: Oct. 31. Elevation 103⁄4 ft. above normal, water 68 degrees and murky. Channel catfish fair to good on stinkbait and blood bait. Report submitted by Larry Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka County.

Pine Creek: Nov. 1. Elevation extremely high, water murky. Bass fair on crankbaits slow rolled around rocky points. Catfish fair on cut shad. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Robert S. Kerr: Nov. 3. Elevation normal, water 65 degrees and murky. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around submerged brush piles. Catfish good on fresh shad or large minnows around drop-offs and ledges along the creek and river channels. Report submitted by Leland Sockey, game warden stationed in Haskell County.

Sardis Lake: Nov. 2. Elevation 3 ft. above normal, water low 60 degrees. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and shallow running crankbaits in the creeks. Crappie fair off the bridges and the tower. Channel catfish fair on cut bait in the main lake. Report submitted by James Williams, game warden stationed in Latimer County.

Texoma: Nov. 1. Elevation 2 ft. above normal, water 67 degrees and murky north and clear south. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair to good in the south half of the lake. Striped and white bass fair to good from Platter flats south and west. Channel and blue catfish fair to good from Catfish Bay north. Crappie fair to good in Widowmoore and Kansas creeks. Sunfish good around the fishing docks.

Wister: Nov. 1. Elevation 17 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass good on soft plastic worms and spinnerbaits. Crappie fair on small spinnerbaits, minnows and pink jigs. Channel and blue catfish fair on juglines with cut shad and liver. Report submitted by Randy Fennell, game warden stationed in LeFlore County.

SOUTHWEST

Altus-Lugert: Nov. 1. Elevation 231⁄2 ft. below normal and steady. Trout season has opened. Striped bass hybrids fair to good in deeper waters. Catfish fair. Report submitted by Sue Hokanson, Quartz Mountain State Park.

Ellsworth: Nov. 2. Elevation normal. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at Ralphs Resort around boathouses. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.

Foss: Nov. 3. Elevation 13⁄4 ft. below normal with gates closed, water 62 degrees and clear. Walleye good. Striped bass hybrids good on slabs. Catfish fair. Crappie good. White bass fair. Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.